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Clayton/Deer Park Historical Society
Newsletter — Issue # 29 (September) — 2010
The C/DPHS is an association of individuals
dedicated to the preservation of the history of our
community. To the preservation of the region's
oral history, literary history, social history,
graphic and pictorial history, and our history as
represented by the region’s artifacts and
structures. To the preservation of this history for
future generations. To the art of making this
common heritage accessible to the public. And to
the act of collaborating with other individuals
and organizations sharing similar goals.
THE
CLAYTON/DEER PARK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Mortarboard All Rights To This Material Reserved By C/DPHS
Fre
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I have many wonderful memories of growing up in
the historic house known as the Short Boarding
House. The house was built in 1889 east of the
Spokane Falls and Northern Railroad's tracks in the
block between 3rd and 4th streets by William Hop-
kins Short.
William Hopkins Short was in many ways one of
the founders of the town of Deer Park, Washington.
Coming to Washington from New York in the late
1880s, William and his brother-in-law, George
Crawford, had been operating a portable sawmill
for sometime before the summer of 1891. For the
first few months of sawmill operations, it was run
only as the supply of logs on the site lasted. At this
time, the family men of the
six to eight regular mill em-
ployees lived on their nearby
homesteads and took their
lunch at the first Short Board-
ing House. The other regular
mill employees who did not
have nearby lands and fami-
lies lived in the Boarding
House. The Boarding House
built prior to 1889 is shown in
Figure 1. Mrs. Sara R.
("Bama") Short, William
Hopkins Short's mother ran
the boarding house charging
the borders $3.50 per week
for meals (Short, 1971, p. 5).
William Hodges Short's
(William Hopkins Short's son)
manuscript describing the
founding of the Deer Park
Open Door Congregational
Church contains the following
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THE SHORT BOARDING HOUSE
A DEER PARK LANDMARK By: Judy (Haden) Sherry
Figure 1: The first Short Boarding House in the background. Many
employees of the mill and the Short family are pictured. (Photograph
from the Lawrence Zimmerer Collection)
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paragraph describing the new Boarding House that
was built in 1889 (Short, 1971, p. 16-19).
"The new Boarding House was notewor-
thy for several reasons. It was a large three story
building that provided office rooms for the com-
pany, living quarters for my father and Bama, and
several bedrooms for employees. It also contained
a large kitchen, dining room, sitting room with a
beautiful fireplace, and a library! Whoever heard
of a library in a sawmill camp! The entire south
wall of the library contained glassed-in bookcases
that were built over enclosed game and magazine
cupboards. Checkers, chess and croncouole (sic)
were popular; card playing was prohibited. Run-
ning cold water was provided to the kitchen and a
first floor 'wash room' from a 300 gallon galva-
nized tank placed over the store room. The tank
was filled from well water by means of a force
pump just outside the
kitchen door. There
were kerosene lamps
in all rooms. A fur-
nace that burned four
foot wood, a fireplace
and two stoves pro-
vided hot air heat.
Detached were an ice
house and a wood-
shed that was por-
tioned to provide
toilets. No lumber
camp had such an
elaborate facility as
the new Boarding
House. Probably
more than any other
of the new buildings,
it gave a sophistica-
tion to the commu-
nity. There were
write-ups in the
Spokesman Review,
the lumber trade
journal and the Con-
gregational Church
publication. The
Boarding House, as it
was known for many years, was the show place of
northern Spokane County. It provided what was
later known as 'fringe benefits' to employees and
townspeople alike."
The maintenance of the Boarding house was the
responsibility of "Bama" Short and in addition she
set the "...tone and behavior..." for those staying in
it (Short, 1971, p. 19). In about 1904 the rooming
and boarding of employees was phased out (Short,
1971, p. 35). Even though there was a hotel in Deer
Park in 1904, the Boarding House served as a com-
pany guest house and as a rooming house for "...two
or three of the old timers..." who wished to stay at
the Boarding House for a few weeks. Two of the
west end rooms were used for offices of the Stan-
dard Lumber Company, but the rest of the house
became the Short family residence.
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Figure 2: The Short Boarding house from the northwest. No date is
given on the picture nor are any of the people identified but the women's cloth-
ing suggests it may have been taken near 1900. The tennis court net is seen in
the far right portion of the photograph. This shows that the second story front
porch had not been added. (Photograph courtesy of the Deer Park Congrega-
tional Church collection)
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William Hopkins Short describes the area around
the Boarding House as follows (Short, 1971, p. 35-
36).
"The grounds surrounding the Boarding
House were equally spacious. About three acres of
land around the house was fenced, all of which was
lawn except for the northeast quarter of the plot
and the tennis court in the northwest portion. The
northeast section contained an ice house, woodshed
and chicken house, as well as chicken yard and
garden. Three foot wide wooden sidewalks were
built from the back steps to the woodshed. Near the
walk were currant and gooseberry bushes that pro-
vided fruit for jelly and pies. A huge bush with
yellow blossoms attracted the humming birds to the
back yard. On the south side of the woodshed were
(sic) huge rhubarb plants. Hop vines covered the
east and a portion of the south side of the front
porch that provided shade for the porch swing.
Around the perimeter of the yard were planted sev-
eral dozen hardwood trees--elms, oaks, maples and
ash--that my father had shipped in from New York
state--species that he had in their yard in Gov-
erneur when a boy. (Even though given tender
loving (sic) care, many of these trees did not sur-
vive the Inland Empire climate.)"
The Boarding House was sold in the
1930s by Cora (Chadbourne) Short,
William Hopkins Short’s widow. It
was then divided into apartments,
four on the second floor and one
plus the family living quarters on
the first floor. The two rooms on
the main floor that had been the
Standard Lumber Mill Company's
office became an apartment where
my first grade teacher, Mrs. Gene-
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Figure 3: This photo shows the same north facing back of the
house as it appeared in the 1950s and 1960s. the rails on the
porch had been removed. (Haden photograph)
Figure 4: The Sanborn Fire In-
surance Map showing the block
of Deer Park that contained the
Boarding House. It is the large
building in the lower center of
the block marked "Off".
(Culkin, 1940, p. 2)
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vieve Hessel lived with her par-
ents. She was the last renter to
live in the house.
My parents bought the house and
property in 1945 for $1,200. It
appeared as it was at that time in
Figure 6. The large lot allowed
us to have a small farm with
cows, rabbits and chickens until
the late 1950s. We also planted
huge gardens from which we
sold strawberries.
It was a wonderful house for
children with all the porches,
rooms, attic and out buildings.
There were four porches, includ-
ing a full back porch and a side
porch that was enclosed for food
storage, as was common when
the house was built. The
front porch was two sto-
ries high and ran across
the full length of the
house. I was surprised
recently to see a picture
of the house in the early
1900s and see that the
second floor front porch
was not there when the
house was originally built
but was added later. I
don't know when it was
added. My father had
removed the second story
porch by the 1950s for
safety reasons. I do re-
member jumping off the
upstairs porch to impress
my sister's older friends
and hurting my back. He
also removed the beauti-
ful, but rotting, porch
post and railings.
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Figure 5: A picture of the front of the house in the early 1900s. Note
that there is not second story porch. (Digitized from the Short manu-
script, 1971, p. 18)
Figure 6: The Boarding House sometime in the 1945. This is the front of
the house. (Photograph from the Lawrence Zimmerer Collection)
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My father especially
loved the old house
because he never ran
out of rooms to re-
model or space for
his many ideas.
One year he decided
that it would be a
good idea to raise
rabbits in the attic.
He covered the floor
with tarpaper and
furnished it with
crates and cages.
We soon had many
cages full of adult
rabbits and the attic
became overrun
with dozens of baby
bunnies that could
squeeze through the bars of the cages. After a
year of hauling feed and water up two flights of
stairs, and the "pellets" back down, he abandoned
that venture. Mom learned to cook a wide variety
of rabbit dishes.
On October 19, 1964, the old Boarding House
burned. The fire started when an electric space
heater in a bedroom caught a curtain on fire. My
sister Barbara and her husband and three children
were living on the main floor, and my grandparents,
Ralph and Ada Speer were living on the second
floor. Both families lost nearly everything, how-
ever, some furniture and personal items were recov-
ered from the far west end that had originally been
the mill offices. The Spokesman Review reported
that the fire was very difficult to put out because the
walls had been packed with sawdust as insulation
from the heat of the summer and cold of the winter.
The original cast iron wood burning furnace was
moved to our garage where it remained in use until
2009. It was moved to a friend's workshop when
the garage was torn down. Many of the doors were
salvaged and I still have some if anyone would like
to have them to restore. The remains of the charred
house were bulldozed into the basement and cov-
ered with dirt. The old Boarding House now rests
in peace under the dirt in my back yard.
Had the Boarding House survived until the 1990s, it
surely would have been listed as a building of
"...historic and architectural significance..." along
with the Olson Hotel (built in 1908), the Kelly
Building (built in 1902), the Old Arcadia Ware-
house (built in 1917), the Kelly House (built in
1899), and the Leuthold House (built in
1914) (Garrett, et al, 1991?, p. 5).
REFERENCES
Culkin, G. L. (?), 1940, Fire insurance
map of Deer Park, Washington: San Fran-
cisco, California, Sanborn Map Com-
pany, 5 p.
Garrett, K., Ellis, D., and Gregg, S., 1991
(?), Historic Resources Inventory, Deer
Park, Washington: Spokane, WA., Spo-
kane City/County Historic Preservation
Office, 6 p.
Short, W. H., 1971, From whence we
came: Manuscript from the Deer Park
Congregational Church, 66 p.
(Continued from page 364)
Figure 7: Barbara and
Judy at the back of the
family car shown in Figure
6 in 1945. (Haden Photo-
graph)
Figure 8: The Boarding House after the 1964 fire.
(Haden photograph)
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Eagle History and Dedications
The terra cotta eagle was designed by
Victor G. Schneider and made in Clay-
ton’s terra cotta factory. Oliver J. Olson
assisted Schneider in modeling the eagle
and other terra cotta items, used in build-
ings in Spokane and all over the North-
west. Small items took weeks to create.
Larger items such as the Armory eagle
took months.”
The Eagle was mounted on the remod-
eled Washington State Armory, in 1222.
1976- Moved to Washington National
Guard Center at Geiger Field.
2009- Removed from Geiger Field and
stored at Knight Construction.
2010- Restored and mounted at the Clay-
ton Drive In.
The terra cotta Eagle was designed by Victor G.
Schneider and sculptured, molded, fired and assem-
bled in Clayton’s terra cotta factory. Oliver J. Ol-
son assisted Schneider in modeling the eagle and
other terra cotta items, used in buildings in Spokane
and all over the Northwest.
The eagle was installed on the State Armory in
downtown Spokane, then moved to Geiger Field in
1983. The following dedications give us an insight
into our Eagle’s history.
Eagle Dedication
September 11, 1984 Our Eagle. It is a proud symbol of the
161st Infantry. It is a tribute to the men and women
who have served with us over the-years. Just as
importantly, it is an heroic reminder of the spirit
that those men and women embody.
Let's not lose sight of that fact--
that it is the men and women that the bird
represents who are the celebrities and the
heroes, not the eagle itself. But like any
truly great symbol, the eagle does have its
own unique story. The Armory in down-
town Spokane was built in 1912, and in its
day was considered a magnificent build-
ing. But as the building neared completion,
leaders felt that such a building needed a
fitting crown. It took three years for Schneider
to sculpt Spokane's own sentinel. He used
over three tons of clay in the process. The
clay, some of the finest in the entire North-
west, came from our very own Clayton,
Washington. The Eagle was so huge that it
had to be made in 29 separate pieces.
Each piece-was, individually molded,
coated with terra cotta glaze, and then
baked in a kiln until it became cherry red
under the intense heat. Then the separate
pieces were joined together with mortar
Victor G. Schneider and model of giant terra cotta eagle
thought to be taken inside the Washington Brick and Lime
Terra Cotta Factory in Clayton, Washington
WB&L Terra Cotta Factory, Clayton
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to become a huge single piece. Measuring over 9
feet tall, the Eagle then stood atop the Armory,
standing watch over Eastern Washington through
two world wars, through the Korean and Vietnam
Conflicts, through years of peace and through years
of trouble.
The nest for our giant Eagle has changed
locations now. We sold the Armory to the City of
Spokane, and in April of 1983, we moved the Eagle
from the Armory out here to Geiger. And that
brings us to today, to this very dedication.
But I cannot help but reflect that the his-
tory of the Eagle is similar to the 161st itself. Just
as the Eagle was composed of separate pieces, then
molded together, the 161st is made up of countless
men and women - individuals that have been joined
together to make the 161st. Just as the pieces were
joined together with mortar, we too are bound to-
gether with our own special brand of mortar --. a
sense of duty and commitment to our nation. Just as
the Eagle has stood as a sentinel for Eastern Wash-
ington, so too has the 161st been there whenever
the people of Washington have needed us. A history
of pride, of duty of service -- that is what the Eagle
represents because of one simple fact - that is what
the 161st means to each and every one of us.
Thank you.
Ret. Col. Bill Welch
This vintage CARD COW postcard taken
circa 1922 shows the remodeled armory with
the eagle perched in its position, top and cen-
ter.
Eagle Dedication ceremony– September 1984 1982 Photo Courtesy of Art Ohler
Unveiling of the Plaque—CMS Wm. Mitchell
Photo Courtesy of Art Ohler
Getting tethers in place —First time attempt
was made to take eagle down, Fall, 1982 Photo
Courtesy of Art Ohler
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Neil Armstrong said it in 1968 - "The
Eagle has landed." Fifteen years later the members
of the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry (M) might say
the same thing.
This time around, however, the "Eagle" in
question is not a spacecraft, but instead a nine-foot,
three-ton sculpture that has been looking for a
home. The bird had a home, of course.
For nearly three quarters of a century -
from 1912 through 1982.- the Eagle perched
proudly atop Spokane's National Guard Armory.
But in 1975 the 1st Battalion moved out of the ar-
mory and into newer facilities at nearby Geiger
Field. While the relocation was certainly welcome,
it left the battalion with two perplexing questions to
answer: How to move the bird with them, and what
to do with the bird once they moved it.
The answer to the first problem was fairly
difficult. It took three attempts, two different con-
struction companies, and a huge crane generously
donated by Hite Construction Company to get the
three-ton figure off the roof. It was so massive it
had to be moved in 12 different sections, then re-
constructed in a hangar at Geiger Field.
The answer to the second question - what
to do with the bird - was somewhat easier to solve.
They knew they wanted to use the eagle as a memo-
rial to the members of the 1st Battalion. However,
raising the money to build the monument was a bit
more complex.
It took nearly a year's worth of hard work
by CSM William L. Mitchell and Col. Frederick O.
Boutz, Jr., to raise the necessary $4,000 through
private contributions. But the hard work paid off,
and on Sept. 11, 1984 the magnificent Eagle Memo-
rial was dedicated.
However, the most important question
remains: Why care so much about the eagle in the
first place?
A small part of the answer lies in the
history of the bird itself. It took three years for in-
ternationally known sculptor Victor Schneider to
fashion the huge eagle. Using clay mined in the
Inland Empire, it was then fired with a special terra
cotta glaze.
But a much more important reason lies in
what the eagle represents. For over 70 years the
eagle has stood as a sentinel watching over the
more than 350,000 citizens of the Inland Empire,
symbolizing the 1st Battalion's protection through
two world wars, through the Korean and Vietnam
conflicts, and during the Mount St. Helen's eruption
and the floods in Okanogan County.
And just as the clay was drawn from the
Inland Empire to make this special statue, the fight-
ing 1st Battalion was molded by the special people
who help make up this region.
Proud. Majestic. Symbolic. Once again,
the Eagle has landed- this time in the form of a
fitting tribute to the 1st Battalion, 161st infantry
(M)
Dedication by CMS Wm. Mitchell
October 21, 1989
“In 1978, 1st BN elements moved from
the old Armory located at W. 202 Second Avenue to
this present location (Geiger Field).
In August of 1982 Col Fred Boutz, Com-
mander of 1-161 Inf. received permission from the
City of Spokane to retrieve the Eagle. As his Com-
mand Sergeant Major he gave me the task to re-
move it and build this memorial.
With help from Hite Crane Service and
two different tries, 1SG Art Ohler, MSG Brian
McCollim, MSG Jim Soleman, PSG Floyd Bishop
and myself finally got it off the building.
The Eagle itself is made of terracotta and
was designed by Victor Schneider. It was built at a
brick plant at Clayton, Washington. There are 26
different pieces making up the Eagle.
The two flagpoles were once light stan-
dards for the City of Spokane and were rebuilt at
the Battalion Shop.
It was in storage for approximately 18
months while we were raising money to build this
memorial. We sold apples, sodas, and held raffles.
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Historic Eagle lands at Geiger Field
By: Sp4 Dennis Ashley
two perplexing questions to answer. How to
move the bird with them, and what to do
with the bird once they moved it.
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Members of this Reunion Association made a siz-
able contribution along with the Reunion Commit-
tee.
Finally with the help of the State Guard
funds we had enough money to start and complete
the project.
I might add that this was a self-help pro-
ject, and over 30 different members of the 1-161
made a large contribution.
Wm. Mitchell, CSM Ret.
The above dedication speeches and article gives us
a feeling for the 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry and
how they valued the Eagle and its history. Each
person gives us a little different information on the
Eagle’s story.
But there came a time when through no fault of the
National Guard, the Eagle must move again. Here
the story is brought up to the present.
Eagle Dedication
August 7, 2010 Clayton, Washington Rowena Valencia-Gica, an environmental specialist
with the Washington National Guard, started the
ball rolling to save the Eagle. She shows how she
feels about the Eagle in the following statement:
“When I first saw this sculpture standing
at Geiger Field, I had no idea that it signifies an
important connection between the people of Clay-
ton and the National Guard. For the benefit of
those who do not know, this connection actually
began way back in the early 1900s, (around 1920s
or 1930s) when the State Armory in Spokane was
renovated. At that time, a terra cotta eagle sculp-
ture, molded here in Clayton, was placed at the
center of the front cornice, perched on top of the
State Armory. This sculpture was later transferred
to Geiger Field sometime in the 1970s or 1980s
when demolition of the building was proposed. It
had been sitting there just fine….but recently, a
redevelopment of the Spokane International Airport
again threatened to have the sculpture demolished.
To make the long story short, our office contacted
various organizations including the Clayton Deer
Park Historical Society to inquire what can be done
to preserve this sculpture. Moving quickly was one
of the conditions for taking the sculpture, and so,
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Rowena Valencia Gica and her family joined
Bill Sebright, far left and Grace Huble far
right. August 7, 2010. Photo by Bob Clouse
The Eagle Memorial at Geiger Field1982
Photo Courtesy of Art Ohler
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years to come even as we ceased to speak about it.
From all of us at the Washington Military Depart-
ment and National Guard, we wish your society
and everyone in Clayton and Deer Park the very
best.”
Rowena Valencia-Gica
the society membership acted really fast to ensure
that the eagle can be relocated here in Clayton.
“This sculpture has been saved and re-
erected here not only to honor the men and women
of the National Guard for their service and sacri-
fices, but more significantly, as a legacy of Clay-
ton’s important history—the town’s artistic, ro-
coco past. This sculpture also symbolizes the
power of faith, unity, vision, dedication, and hard
work that the people of Clayton and Deer Park,
through the Clayton Deer Park Historical Society,
has showed--you put your hands together to ensure
the restoration of this beautiful masterpiece, a
reminder of your forefathers’ creativity and dex-
terity.
“Although the eagle sculpture was a
donation from the Washington National Guard, the
credit for its restoration and making this function
possible goes largely to your historical society, the
CDPHS. Because you have worked so hard so that
this brilliant work of art takes its place here today,
you can be assured that Clayton’s legacy will live
on for generations to come. This magnificent work
will speak of you and your forefathers’ skills for Lt. Col. Kevin McMahan speaks at the rededica-
tion of the terra cotta eagle now back in Clay-
ton. Sharing the stage are Amy Sholz, soloist,
Pastor Duane Anderson, Zion Lutheran
Church, Bill Sebright, President C/DPHS. JL
Brian Photo
Tuffy Luhr and Alan Berg, brothers and grand
marshals of the Clayton Day parade are examin-
ing plaques and historical items gracing the
foreground of the eagle. Pete Coffin Photo
Mr Art Ohler helped move and restore the
Eagle to Geiger Field. Here he presents their
plaque to C/DPS president, Bill Sebright. He
brought to the 2010 Dedication, photos and
history printed in this newsletter. Bob Clouse
Photo
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Our Prestini Event was well attended. It
seemed that most of our visitors were also visiting
the exhibits in Loon Lake and Colville.
Many people came to talk about Leno.
There was no end to the stories they told and lis-
tened to.
In attendance: Grace Hubal, Pete Coffin,
Bill Sebright, Mark Wagner, Sharon Clark, Warren
Nord, Lorraine Nord, Marilyn Reilly, Art Stelting,
Kay Parkin, Sue Rehms, Duane Costa , Roxanne
Camp, Tom Gardner, and Jack Lewis.
Society president, Bill Sebright called the
meeting to order at 9:09 AM.
We still haven’t received a bill from Knight Con-
struction.
Treasurer, Mark Wagner reported that
there is $3794.72 in checking. There was $5.00 in
deposits. Checks written were $155.17 to Sharon
for Society printing supplies, to Pete for $617.48
for eagle restoration supplies, and to Bill for $34.24
for Prestini Display supplies. He wrote a check for
$400 to the Clayton Grange for rental of the up-
stairs for the Prestini Project. The rent was $200,
so Karen Richards will write us a check for $200.
A clip board was passed around for mem-
bers to sign up to cover a shift for the Prestini Pro-
ject and the Clayton Fair. Pete Coffin helped install
a sliding door on the booth at the Fairgrounds, so
we won’t have to take down displays.
Bill showed a figurine with Cecil Sater’s
signature on it. Norma Lindh Burnett donated it to
the Society. Norma’s Mom, Thelma Lindh found it
many years ago along Carr Road. Bob Sater, Ce-
cil’s grandson sent the CDPHS a DVD with Leno
Prestini paintings, Leno and Sater brothers in
Leno’s diving gear at Loon Lake. There is also
footage of workers at the Brick Plant.
Sharon Clark reported that we printed
220 programs for the eagle ceremony. Most were
passed out. Grace and Sharon printed up post
cards. We printed up 100 Society brochures.
Hopefully, someone going to Loon Lake today can
pass them out at the Loon Lake Historical Society.
She has a letter that she sent to Richard Slater. He
gave her pictures and also the approval for us to
print his father’s story in our current mortarboard.
She mailed him 5 copies of the Mortarboard and
distributed it copies to those present. The Spokes-
man Review gave us permission to print the small
item from the Feb 2, 1946, Chronicle about Dr.
Slater, but they would not give us permission to put
it on the Website, unless we paid $25. We decided
not to pay for that, and the web copy of the Mortar-
board was altered to eliminate the Chronicle item.
They were sent a copy of the Mortarboard as re-
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Clayton/ Deer Park Historical Society Minutes, August 14, 2010
Prestini Event
Scene from inside the exhibit.
2010 Version of the Clayton Fair
Our booth for the 2010 Clayton Fair is
manned by Lorraine and Warren Nord and
Boy Scout, Jason Aebischer.
Ph
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by B
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sired — especially if accompanied by
related family stories. Please submit to
Grace Hubal, Society Secretary.
WANTED: Any stories, photos, or
examples of traditional methods of
quilt making.
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WANTED. Information and photos
regarding the history of Trysil/Zion
Lutheran Church.
WANTED: Any stories and photos of
your family’s history in connection
with their occupations and settlement
in the Clayton/Deer Park Area
Society Want Ads
Society Contacts C/DPHS, Box 293, Clayton, WA 99110
Bill Sebright, president — ([email protected])
Bob Clouse, webmaster — ([email protected])
Sharon Clark, editor — ([email protected])
Grace Hubal, secretary —-([email protected])
quired for their permission. Sharon printed up a total of
85 newsletters and some excerpts of various articles in
previous newsletters that we have upstairs near the
displays that they belong to…Hell at Dawn, Coming to
America and ‘Z’ Canyon with the appropriate artwork.
Also Lorraine Nord loaned us her uncle, Jim
Nolan’s book of his military career. Sharon scanned
the cover photo and included it on a disk with her own
uncles, Roger, Walter and Wesley Tarbert and James
Cecil Boyd’s World War II photos for inclusion in our
web page.
Art Stelting reported he wouldn’t be here if it
weren’t for his parents and Doc Slater.
Pete scanned an interview with Oliver Olson.
He was actually the mold maker of the eagle.
Mae Huffman Fischbach was interviewed on
the Channel 2 news the other day. She was pretty sharp
for a gal of 98.
Duane Costa asked where the POW/MIA
flag, which hangs under the American flag in the Eagle
display at the CDI came from? Bill explained that
Randy and Taffy Long purchased it.
Grace Hubal reported that Taffy and Randy
Long said that Lane Mountain Company donated the
sand for the historical eagle project. A thank you letter
was sent to them.
Meeting adjourned at 9:35.
Respectfully submitted by Grace Hubal, Sec-
retary.
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